Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari
2008
Animation
Drama
History
Overview
The film is based on the true story of Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942), a civil engineer who traveled to Japanese-ruled Taiwan in 1910 to build a complex irrigation system in the barren southwest. Hatta manages to overcome the initial doubts of local farmers, but a tragic tunnel accident eventually halts the project and shakes his confidence.
Cast
Kazuhiko Inoue
Yoichi Hatta (voice)
Yutaka Nakano
Directors
Noboru Ishiguro
